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Hawaiian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Pronoun
nāu
- yours, for you, by you (second person singular)
Usage notes
- Applied to a-type possessions.
Maori
Pronoun
nāu
- yours, your, by you (second person singular)
References
- “nāu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.